Reto Nickler’s way to becomea stage directorwas by being an assistant at Stadttheater Bern, Theater Hagen and the Wiener Staatsoper. As director his debut was the “Daughter of the Regiment”at Theater Hagen.

At the Zurich Opera Reto Nickler directed Zimmermanns „Die Weisse Rose“, Janaceks „Jenufa“ und Poulencs „Dialogues des Carmélites“. Reto Nicklers production of Heinz Holligers„Schneewittchen“was elected world premiere of the year by the magazine Opernwelt.

Other successeswere Schoecks„Penthesilea“at the Lucerne Music Festival,„Guglielmo Tell“in der Arena von Avenches, „La Bohème“at the Finnish National OperaHelsinki, as well as Glanerts„Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung“at PrinzregententheaterMunichand the very well received production of

Schönbergs „Moses und Aron“ at the Wiener Staatsoper.

Reto Nicklers work always had aspecial focus on contemporary music:The world premieres of„Schneewittchen“(Heinz Holliger),„die Blinden“(Beat Furrer) „Stichtag“(DanielFueter) as well as the operas„Göttliche Kirmes“(Nörgaard),„Elegy for young lovers“(Henze) und„The Tempest“(Adès) were internationally followed and well received.

ForSwiss TelevisionSFDRS Reto Nickler directed the film„perDu“following his own script.

At theUEFA European Soccer Championship 2008Switzerland/Austria Reto Nickler was responsible for different TV-events such as the Final Draw.